ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 Top seed Aqeel Khan and Asim Shafik reached the quarter-finals of the Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship by winning their respective matches with similar margins (6-2, 6-1) at the PTF Complex on Friday.
Aqeel defeated Heera Ashiq while Asim beat Wakeel Khan.
Shahzad, Taveer Ashiq, Mohammad Abid, Yasir Khan, Hamid-ul-Haq and Jalil Khan have also advanced to the last-eight round.
M. Abid from Lahore made a major upset of the tournament, defeating seventh-seed Waqas Malik in a three-set match.
Shahzad from the PAF caused another upset of the tournament, beating sixth-seed Khurram Nazir 6-4, 6-4 in a close match.
Tanveer Ashiq faced tough resistance from Rashid Malik. He, however, won his match 7-6(2), 6-3.
Second seed Jalil Khan proved too good for Hassan Tariq, winning his encounter in straight sets 6-1, 6-1.
Jalil would now face Hamid-ul-Haq in the quarter-final.
In the ladies singles event, Sarah Mahboob, Sara Mansoor, Ushna Sohail and Saba Aziz moved into the semi-finals.
Sara Mansoor hammered Anoosha Aslam 6-2, 6-2 while Ushna Sohail eliminated Shahid Farooq 6-1, 6-0.
Results
Men's singles (pre-quarter-finals) Aqeel Khan bt Heera Ashiq 6-2, 6-1; Shahzad bt Khurram Nazir 6-4, 6-4;
Tanveer Ashiq bt Rashid Malik 7-6(2), 6-3; M. Abid bt M. Waqas Malik 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Asim Shafik bt Wakeel Khan 6-2, 6-1; Yasir Khan bt Abdul Rahman Malik 6-1, 6-3; Hamid-ul-Haq bt Munir Ashiq 7-5, 6-4; Jalil Khan bt Hassan Tariq 6-1, 6-1.
Ladies' singles (quarter-finals)
Sara Mansoor bt Anoosha Aslam 6-2, 6-2; Ushna Sohail bt Shahid Farooq 6-1, 6-0.
Juniors' U-17 (pre-quarter-finals) Sadan-ul-Haq bt Nameer Shamsi 6-3, 6-3; Imtiaz bt Sajid Ali 7-5, 6-4; Faizan Khurram bt Kashan-ul-Haq 6-1, 6-0; Usman Rafiq bt Hamza Pataudi 6-1, 6-1; Ahmed Chaudhry bt Amanwal Anwar 6-1, 7-5; Jibran-ul-Haq bt Mustafa Zaidi 6-1, 6-3; M. Abid bt Aqil Khan 6-1, 6-0; Malik Abdul Rahman bt Raja Shahid 6-4, 6-4.
Boys' U-13 singles (pre-quarter-finals) Kashan-ul-Haq bt Muhammad Asjid 4-0, 4-0; M. Saad bt Ahmed Amir 4-0, 4-2; Talah Zubair bt Talah Bin Asif 5-3, 4-0; Talal Almas bt Yawar Abbas 4-0, 4-1; M. Saad Zafar bt Marib Malik 4-1, 4-1; Zaid Mujahid bt Arbas Kazi 3-5, 4-1, 4-1; Hamza Bin Asif bt Afnan Almas 4-1, 4-2; Hasnain Manzoor bt M. Mudassar 5-4, 5-4.
Men's doubles (semi-final) Aqeel Khan/Jaleel Khan bt Khurram Nazir/ Usman Ijaz 6-1, 6-2.
Men's doubles (quarter-final) Rashid Malik/Hamid-ul-Haq bt Irfanullah / Shahzad (PAF) 6-2, 2-6, 10-3.
